8 Delicious Grilled Fish Recipes to Stimulate Your Appetite, Special Dish with Family

Kapanlagi.com - Grilled fish is a favorite food for many people. Its sweet and savory taste makes grilled fish perfect to be enjoyed with a plate of white rice. It is even more delicious when eaten directly on the beach, lake, or river. But you don't need to go far, because you can also cook a special grilled fish recipe at home.

Cooking grilled fish at home can be a fun activity with your family. Moreover, after it's cooked, you can immediately enjoy it with your family. Accompanied by white rice, sambal, and side dishes, grilled fish can be a delicious and special meal to enjoy with your family. In addition, there are many variations of grilled fish recipes that you can try. What are they?

Gathered from various sources, here are some delicious grilled fish recipes that are guaranteed to whet your appetite.

1. Grilled Fish Recipe Padang

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One variant of grilled fish recipe that you should try is the Padang seasoning. With strong spices, this grilled fish offers a distinctive savory taste, and of course, it stimulates the appetite. Here's the recipe for making Padang grilled fish that you can try.

Ingredients:

- 3 tilapia fish, about 700 grams, split in the back, wash and add lime juice, set aside in the refrigerator

- 150 ml thick coconut milk from the first squeeze

- 1 stalk lemongrass, crushed

- 1 sheet of turmeric leaves, torn and folded

- 4 pieces of kaffir lime leaves, torn

- Salt, mushroom broth, and a little sugar

Ground spices:

- 8 shallots

- 4 cloves of garlic

- 6 red curly chili peppers/ to taste

- A little turmeric, ginger, and galangal

How to make:

1) Sauté ground spices until fragrant, add lemongrass, turmeric leaves, and kaffir lime leaves, cook again over low heat until the spices are completely cooked and release oil.

2) Add coconut milk, mix well, add salt, mushroom broth, and a little sugar, continue cooking until the coconut milk starts to shrink and thicken slightly, don't forget to taste, turn off the heat, let it cool for a while.

3) Mix the spices with the fish, stir well, you can grill it directly or let it sit in the refrigerator for a while to let the spices penetrate.

4) Grill the fish over charcoal, while brushing with the remaining spices until cooked.

2. Spicy Sweet Grilled Fish Recipe

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Grilled fish with a spicy sweet taste is one of the most common dishes we come across. The combination of spicy and sweet flavors is perfect when eaten with warm white rice. Instead of constantly drooling, let's check out the recipe for spicy sweet grilled fish below.

Ingredients:

- Carp fish (or any other fish according to taste)

- Salt to taste

- 1 squeezed lime

- 1 sundai lime, or 1 lime

- 7-9 tablespoons sweet soy sauce

Ground spices:

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 8 shallots

- 6 bird's eye chilies

- 8 curly red chilies

- 1/2 ginger

- 1/2 tsp salt / to taste

- 1 cm roasted turmeric

- 3 toasted candlenuts

- 1 tsp granulated sugar

- A little ground pepper

- 1/2 tsp bouillon powder

- 100 ml cooking oil for blending the ground spices

Instructions:

1) Clean the fish, then rub with salt and lime juice, let it sit for 15 minutes, then rinse and drain.

2) Mix the ground spices with sweet soy sauce and tamarind water. Stir well, adjust the taste.

3) After that, coat the carp fish with the mixture of ground spices on the entire surface of the fish until evenly distributed.

4) Let it sit for 15-30 minutes so that the spices can penetrate more or grill it directly.

5) Finally, grill the carp fish until cooked. Brush it several times with the ground spices.

3. Grilled Honey Fish Recipe

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Prefer sweet food? If so, you can make grilled honey fish. Grilled fish with honey seasoning has a unique sweet taste and doesn't make you feel nauseous. It's best enjoyed with onion sambal or shrimp paste. Interested in trying it? Here's the delicious grilled honey fish recipe.

Ingredients:

- 1 whole pomfret fish (or other preferred type)

- 1 tsp lime juice

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 1 tbsp butter for sautéing the spices

Ground spices:

- 5 cloves of garlic

- 3 shallots

- 3 cm turmeric

- 1 tsp coriander

- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

- 2 pieces of kaffir lime leaves

Spices 2:

- 2 tbsp honey

- 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

1) Rub the fish with lime juice and salt, let it sit for 1/2 hour, then rinse until clean.

2) Heat the butter, then sauté the ground spices until fragrant. Add spices 2, mix well. Cook until slightly thickened.

3) After the spices have cooled down, marinate the fish with the spices, brush the fish with the spices on both sides. Let it sit for 1 hour.

4) Heat a non-stick pan, lightly brush with butter. Grill the fish on both sides while brushing with the remaining spices. Grill until cooked. Remove from heat and serve.

4. Grilled Rica Fish Recipe

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Until now, we may have known rica seasoning is mainly used for chicken dishes. But it turns out, we can also use rica seasoning for grilled fish. Curious? Let's get straight to the recipe for spicy and appetizing grilled rica fish.

Ingredients:

- 600 gr cleaned tilapia fish, make incisions on its body, squeeze lime juice and add salt to taste, set aside

- Salt, mushroom broth, and a little sugar

- 1-2 pieces of lemon

- Oil for sautéing

Rica seasoning (ground):

- 10 shallots

- A little ginger

- Red curly chili and green bird's eye chili to taste

Instructions:

1) Sauté the seasoning with a generous amount of oil until fragrant, add salt, broth, and a little sugar, cook until fully cooked or oil is released.

2) Add lemon juice, taste, turn off the heat and set aside.

3) Grill the fish on charcoal until half cooked, then evenly coat the fish with the oil from the sautéed rica seasoning, grill again until fully cooked while continuously applying oil and a little bit of the rica seasoning.

4) Remove and serve the grilled fish with a drizzle of rica seasoning on top.

5. Grilled Fish Dabu-Dabu Recipe

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If you prefer food with a refreshing spicy and sour taste, it is mandatory to try the grilled fish dabu-dabu recipe. The combination of spicy, sour, and sweet flavors from this fish dish is guaranteed to pamper your taste buds.

Ingredients:

- 1 whole snapper fish, 400 grams

- 1 tbsp lime juice

Ground spices:

- 5 cloves of garlic

- 1 tbsp coriander powder

- 2 candlenuts

- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder/1 cm fresh turmeric

- 1 tsp salt

Coating ingredients:

- 2 tbsp butter

- 5 tbsp sweet soy sauce

- Sufficient amount of brown sugar

Cooking instructions:

1) Clean the fish and cut it into two pieces. Sprinkle with lime juice and let it sit for 10 minutes.

2) Grind the spices.

3) Coat the fish with the spices and let it marinate for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

4) Mix the coating ingredients, margarine, brown sugar, and sweet soy sauce in a container with the fish spices. Stir well to make the coating.

5) Grill the fish until cooked while basting it with the coating.

6) Remove from heat and serve with sambal kecap (Indonesian sweet soy sauce chili sauce).

6. Simple Grilled Fish Recipe with Soy Sauce Seasoning

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For those of you who prefer a simple grilled fish taste, you can make it with just a few simple ingredients and soy sauce. Not only is it easy, but simple grilled fish with soy sauce seasoning is also equally delicious compared to other types of grilled fish.

Ingredients:

- 3 tilapia fish

- 1 lime

- Salt to taste

Fish seasoning (ground):

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 5 shallots

- 1 tablespoon coriander powder

- 2 cm ginger

- 3 cm turmeric

- Salt, pepper, and powdered broth to taste

Basting sauce (mix together):

- 2 tablespoons grated brown sugar

- 1 teaspoon tamarind water

- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

- 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder

- 5 tablespoons sweet soy sauce (to taste)

- Butter for basting

- Sufficient water

Complementary ingredients:

- Raw vegetables

- Soy sauce chili sauce/shrimp paste chili sauce

How to make:

1) Clean the fish thoroughly, make some cuts and then rub with lime and salt. Let it sit for a while and then rinse until clean.

2) Marinate the fish with the ground seasoning for 30-60 minutes to allow the seasoning to penetrate.

3) Fry the fish until half cooked.

4) Heat a frying pan for grilling, add a little butter, grill the fish while basting with the seasoning until cooked.

5) Serve with chili sauce and raw vegetables.

7. Bali Seasoned Grilled Fish Recipe

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The next grilled fish recipe that you should try is the Bali seasoned grilled fish. With various spices, the Bali seasoned grilled fish has a savory and addictive taste. Here is the delicious and addictive recipe for Bali seasoned grilled fish.

Ingredients:

- 1 whole pomfret fish

- 2 lime

- 5 pieces of thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves

Ground spices:

- 4 cloves of garlic

- 8 shallots

- 5 red chilies

- 7 red bird's eye chilies

- 3 cm roasted turmeric

- 2 cm ginger

- 3 roasted candlenuts

- 1/2 tomato

- 1 tsp coriander

- 1 tsp pepper, salt to taste

Instructions:

1) Clean the fish and rub it with salt and lime to remove the fishy smell. Let it sit for a while. Rinse it again and drain.

2) Prepare the ground spices, rub the fish with the ground spices and sliced kaffir lime leaves on both sides and inside. Squeeze 1 tsp of lime juice. Let it marinate for at least 1 hour for the spices to infuse.

3) Prepare a pan/teflon, spray with enough coconut oil. Grill the fish while occasionally brushing it with the remaining spices on both sides.

8. Grilled Fish with Sambal Matah Recipe

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Tired of eating grilled fish with shrimp paste or onion sambal? Don't worry, you can make grilled fish with sambal matah. The spicy and sweet taste of the grilled fish will be perfect when eaten with refreshing spicy and sour sambal matah. Interested? Here's the recipe for grilled fish with sambal matah that you shouldn't miss.

Ingredients:

- 500 grams of carp fish or other types of fish

- 1 lime

Sambal Matah Ingredients:

- 10 bird's eye chilies

- 3 kaffir lime leaves

- 3 shallots

- 1 lemongrass stalk

- sufficient shrimp paste

- sufficient salt

- sufficient cooking oil

Instructions:

1) Finely chop the kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass (only the white part), shallots, and bird's eye chilies.

2) Season the chopped ingredients with shrimp paste and salt.

3) Pour a little hot oil from frying the chicken.

4) Coat the cleaned and scored fish with lime juice.

5) Grill the fish until fully cooked.

6) Serve the grilled fish with a sprinkle of sambal matah and warm rice.

Those are 8 delicious and appetizing grilled fish recipes. Hopefully, they are useful and inspiring. Enjoy trying them out!

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